Sony Ericsson phones

Toto Wolfcastle

I've finally decided to get a new phone because my current one (SE W610i) has had a dodgy microphone for a few months now and I'm sick of it.

I'm with Meteor PAYG and want to get an upgrade. I've been looking at the W910i, W890i and W595 but don't really know much about them.

I'm looking for some opinions on which one you would recommend. Thanks.

Mimikyu

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Appleblossom42

Got the W595 last week and I absolutely love it. It looks fantastic and has 2gb memory and good battery life. It's very up to date, only released a few weeks ago. Had w810i, which was the best phone ever but unfortunately it reached it's end. The only drawback is W595 doesn't have a flash or photolight so no more pictures or videos at night:(

Toto Wolfcastle

Thanks guys. It's good to get some opinions before I go in to buy. I'm really annoyed that I have to get rid of my old phone because I love it so I want to pick the right one.

long_b

Have you considered buying one of the sme phones from eBay unlocked ?
AFAIK the Meteor PAYG "upgrade" isn't really worth a whole lot to you ?

Toto Wolfcastle

When it comes to phones I'm more of a bricks and mortar shopper. I've never really considered ebay. Is it worth it?

Rsaeire

janeybabe wrote: »

When it comes to phones I'm more of a bricks and mortar shopper. I've never really considered ebay. Is it worth it?

If it's between a handset that can only be bought on contract, locked and branded, and a handset that is unlocked, unbranded and can be used on prepay or postpay, I would choose eBay almost every time.

Some handsets, such as the low and mid-tier, can be bought on prepay for arguably the same or less than eBay, but if you're looking for a higher end model, then eBay, again, would be the best bet.

long_b

For me it has been. i've bought two and both have been as described.
Nearly new and a good saving on what the networks were offering here.
One of them isn't available on any of the networks here.
I would usually go for a nearly new unlocked handset. A goog tip is to look on eBay.co.uk, find a phone you're interested in and then ask the seller if they'll ship over here. I find about 80 % will - even if they say "Postage to UK only".

Having said that the usual caveats apply when buying anything on the 'Bay

abouttobebanned

The best thing about the sony erriccson has nothing to do with sony...

Myphoneexplorer. best thing ever.

drunkmonkey

janeybabe wrote: »

When it comes to phones I'm more of a bricks and mortar shopper. I've never really considered ebay. Is it worth it?

sometimes ebay can be good but in your case your best off buy off the local bricks and mortar.... The internet is not always the cheapest place to pick up a phone....

You can pick up a W910i on Meteor upgrade for €129, the same thing on ebay will set you back €189...way cheaper to buy here and it's a very nice phone....you'll love it ff your into music, internet and games (it's motion sensitive:))....it's still €149 with 02 and €299 with 3....it's a bargin on Meteor...looks nice in either red or black...

Appleblossom42

A really cool feature with the w595 is the shake control for changing tracks and volume. Sound is really good form it too. I changed over to 3 network as it has free windows live messenger. It can also take up to 8gb of memory, which you can get much cheaper online.

drunkmonkey

@appleblossom, how are you finding 3 so far? Did you find planet 3 in the end?

Appleblossom42

Finding it good so far, no problems yet, fingers crossed and yes thank you it was easy to find Planet 3. Haven't had much chance to test the coverage yet but it's looking promising.

Ciaran500

In exactly the same position myself and I think I'm going to go for the SE T700. It based on the W890 and has the same features without the front camera, 2gb mem card and ear buds and €30 cheaper. All feature I'd never use anyway.

https://store.meteor.ie/phones/sony_ericsson_t700/#/in_all_phones
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_t700-review-298.php

none

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The best thing about the sony erriccson has nothing to do with sony...

Myphoneexplorer. best thing ever.

That's a cool app indeed, allows to keep important information forever.

ebay is the best place for phones in my opinion. I bought around a dozen during the last few years and only twice had problems which were eventually resolved in my favour anyway

Used SE handsets for about six years but this relationship is about to end due to the removal of the Sleep clock mode. Overall, happy with the functionality and design of their models but if the company won't reinstate that feature I'll have to say goodbye. The other issue that drives me mad is they never managed to implement a proper call log. These are really the only issues for me. The best SE phone on the market is, in my experience, W880i.

SEORG

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The best thing about the sony erriccson has nothing to do with sony...

Myphoneexplorer. best thing ever.

I have just dowloaded this. Great little app. Thanks for mentioning it. I had never heard of it before

Ciaran500

none wrote: »

ebay is the best place for phones in my opinion. I bought around a dozen during the last few years and only twice had problems which were eventually resolved in my favour anyway

Unless you need an unlocked phone its cheaper to buy them in a shop over here.

none

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Unless you need an unlocked phone its cheaper to buy them in a shop over here.

It's not, at least, not always. The most compelling reason to use ebay (except for the price) is that many nice handsets officially reach this country later than the others so you simply have no way of buying it here.
Yes, and having an unlocked phone is a thing hard to underestimate

BostonB

Pity none of these have autofocus...

murrayp4

I've just smashed my k850i out of utter frustration. One of the worst phones I've ever had. Glad to be rid of it :mad:

Rosealee

i have the sony erricson k660i its stylish quiet an has everything you need. great quality camera. mp3 songs. 3g

Ciaran500

murrayp4 wrote: »

I've just smashed my k850i out of utter frustration. One of the worst phones I've ever had. Glad to be rid of it :mad:

Whats wrong with it?

Sephiroth_dude

yes whats wrong with it?I have the k850 and I love it.I love the touch screen.

Rsaeire

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

yes whats wrong with it?I have the k850 and I love it.I love the touch screen.

I do too. I can't complain on the spec of the phone or the usability.

Toto Wolfcastle

Well I went in today and got the W595. I probably went against some of the advice here but when I had the different phones in my hand the W595 just felt better.

I then lost my sim card while trying to put it into the new phone in the car! I'm an idiot.

Anyway, thanks for all the advice.

BostonB

W595 looks good. I'm not sure how much I'd miss not having autofocus camera. I'd be curious about the K850i. Lots of poor comments around the web on this phone. But some say once you get the lastest firmware it fixes a lot of things. It has a good spec, though those buttons are a little sharp.

Walkman

how bout the c902 or c905

ITT-Pat

hey i'm looking to upgrade my SE phone too, can anyone recommend the best one? a very important factor is being able to text fluently.

i had a w810i which had almost perfect buttons and then i got a w610i which had the most frustrating buttons buttons i've ever come across:mad:

BostonB

I've a w810i which I stil like. The 902 I don't like the buttons and the slider on the camera. The 905 is going to be expensive and its not the best looking phone. The one thing I don't like about the SE and I've had them on and off for years is that the predictive text isn't as good as Nokia, or the iPhone for that matter. Picks odd words too often.

ITT-Pat

i dont mind the predictive text on w810i...... but them feckin buttons!

paul larry

ok can i ask advice too, i got a nokia n73 music edition and its truly the worst fone i evr had! contract aint up til april. want rid NOW!!!!!!!!!! should i buy a PAYG or unlocked. im willing to spend about €300 any advice on decent fone for that price. it must have good memory and at least a 3mp camera thanx in advance

BostonB

ITT-Pat wrote: »

i dont mind the predictive text on w810i...... but them feckin buttons!

The buttons are nothing special.

Trying to think of a phone with decent buttons....Nokia 6310i.

Walkman

paul larry wrote: »

ok can i ask advice too, i got a nokia n73 music edition and its truly the worst fone i evr had! contract aint up til april. want rid NOW!!!!!!!!!! should i buy a PAYG or unlocked. im willing to spend about 300 any advice on decent fone for that price. it must have good memory and at least a 3mp camera thanx in advance

Nokia 6220 299 on 3pay but worth every cent, its a great phone, best nokia I have used in ages

LockeTribal

I had my heart set on a K800i for the last few months but had decided to hold off til Christmas before upgrading.

Bad move on my part, O2 no longer stock the K800i.

Anyone know if they're available anywhere else in the country? And if not, what's the next best thing? I've been looking at both the K770i and the w910i recently and they seem quite snazzy too, albeit lacking the K800i's camera.

Suggestions?

Appleblossom42

http://www.xtravision.ie/xvElectrical.asp?id=456

LockeTribal

Thanks for the heads up!

Unfortunately, I contacted my local xtravision and they're out of stock and don't know if they're getting more in

Decided to shell out for a SE W910i instead, so it's not all bad

drunkmonkey

HELP!!

I've a sony w580i with a broken screen and I need to back up everthing (contacts etc) to a new W910, problem is when I plug in the w910i it won't let me restore the information from the w580i which I already backed up, i'm using the sony software, anyone know how to get around this...

ardmacha

if the broken one will start up use MyPhoneExplorer to backup again and try this on the new one.

billbond4

Yeah use myphoneexplorer, its a great application.
My GF's K750i got smashed, but was able to pull everything from the phone( the memory card was fecked though)

drunkmonkey

ardmacha wrote: »

if the broken one will start up use MyPhoneExplorer to backup again and try this on the new one.

Cheers Man, it done the job perfectly..:)